Album Reviews

Temple of the Dog
25th Anniversary

1991 Albums, 2016 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Chris Cornell, Northwest Artists, Temple of the Dog

Buy Temple of the Dog Temple of the Dog was sort of a reverse super group in the sense that the group members would go on to play in two of the more […]

Tattoo You by The Rolling Stones

1981 Albums, 2011 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones

Buy Tattoo You Part of the fun of reviewing all these great albums is discovering that some of your own long held preconceptions are, in fact, false. Approaching this album, Tattoo You by […]

Tapestry by Carole King

1971 Albums, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Carole King, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, New York Artists

Buy Tapestry After spending most of the 1960s writing hits for other artists, Carole King started a solo career at the dawn of the 1970s. Her 1971 second studio album, Tapestry, became her […]

Tango In the Night by Fleetwood Mac

1987 Albums, 2012 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, British Artists, California Artists, Fleetwood Mac, Southwest Artists, Stevie Nicks

Tango In the Night is the fifth and final studio album by successful quintet that brought sustained stardom for Fleetwood Mac. Like their previous four albums, it found popular success driven by the […]

Synchronicity by The Police

1983 Albums, 2013 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Classic Rock Review Album of the Year, Sting, The Police

Buy Synchronicity The Police saved the best for last with 1983’s Synchronicity, ending their short five year and five album recording career with their masterpiece. And although the album was once again co-produced […]

Surrealistic Pillow
by Jefferson Airplane

1967 Albums, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, Jefferson Airplane, Jerry Garcia

Buy Surrealistic Pillow Jefferson Airplane reached an early peak with their second LP Surrealistic Pillow. The album was the first album to feature vocalist Grace Slick, who made an immediate impact by bringing […]

Surf’s Up by The Beach Boys

1971 Albums, 2011 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, California Artists, The Beach Boys

Buy Surf’s Up 1971 was an exceptionally great year for rock n roll, and we at Classic Rock Review regret that we can not give a proper review to all the great works […]

Superunknown by Soundgarden

1994 Albums, 2014 Reviews, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, American Artists, Northwest Artists, Soundgarden

Buy Superunknown Although it was the group’s fourth overall release, Superunknown was the real breakthrough album for Soundgarden in 1994. This release was a critical and commercial success and the 15 track album, […]

Supernatural by Santana

1999 Albums, American Artists, California Artists, Santana

Buy Supernatural The amazing thing about Supernatural is how popular and commercially successful it became in spite of its plethora of styles, multiple lead vocalists and bi-lingual lyrical content. Released in 1999, this […]

Sunshine Superman by Donovan

1966 Albums, 2016 Review, Album Reviews by Ric Albano, British Artists, Donovan, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones

Buy Sunshine Superman English folk singer Donovan found a new voice with his eclectic and slightly psychedelic third album, Sunshine Superman. Originally released in the US in September 1966, the album would not […]